To the issue of the need for a unified concept of school historical education in the Russian Federation
The article considers the role of educational concepts as a tool for improving the quality of Russian education. The stages of the development of the Concept of the academic subject „History” are highlighted, starting with the appearance of the Concept of a new educational and methodological complex on Russian history, which includes the Historical and Cultural Standard (2014). The reasons for the separation of two educational courses („History of Russia” and „General History”), which make up a single academic subject „History” at the level of basic documents, are analyzed. The author considers and substantiates the need for a unified concept of school history education in the Russian Federation: general scientific-historical, didactic, methodological approaches; the role of Russia in key events in world history, the importance of Russian culture: through the general historical context; using the educational potential of history, etc. The question is raised about the expediency of developing a holistic concept of school history education, which would include the following structural and thematic units: the course „History of Russia”, the course „General history”, the regional component on history education, the system of additional history education.